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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Shaun Walker in Kyiv and Pjotr Sauer

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Ukraine needs fresh approach on battlefield says new top general - Caught on Camera

Oleksandr Syrskyi (second from right) at an awarding ceremony in Kyiv on Friday.
Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi (second from right) at an awarding ceremony in Kyiv on Friday. Photograph: Ukraine Presidential Press Service/EPA

Ukraine’s newly appointed top general has said a new approach is required to achieve success on the battlefield, in his first public comments since taking command as armed forces chief.

“Only changes and constant improvement of the means and methods of warfare will make it possible to achieve success on this path,” said Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi, singling out drones and electronic warfare as examples of new technology that he said would help Ukraine achieve victory.

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